Combined bottling, corking, and labeling machine



Jan. 1,1929. 1,697,448

' A. L. ANDERSSON cousnmn ao'rrune, conxme, AND LABELING wmcnmn Filed Nov. 4, 1925 s Sheets Sheet 2 coumnan BOWLING, comma, AND LABELING mourns Jan. 1, 1929. A. L. ANDERSS N Filed Nov- 192s SSheets-Sheet 3 Eve/17 0K AZ'ZoI-ney Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

AXEL LEONARD annnassou, or. Loni), swn nnn i GOMBINEDBOTTTJING, coaxrue, Ann/LABELING Mam-nits;

Application filed November a, 1925, Serial a... 66,877, and'in Sweden December '27, 1924. i

machines. The characteristic feature ofthe invention consists principally in arranging the various machines or apparatus in interspaced relation to each other around a circular table on which the bottles, guided in appropriate'manner, are caused to intermittently move from one apparatus to the next,

while at the same time special members} mounted on a continuously rotating disc, cause the various apparatus to operate. during the time the bottles are stationary in position in register with said apparatus. The driving member for the rotating disc is connected with the member for effectingthe;

intermittent movement of the bottles, so that a harmonious intercooperation of the said i members is obtained. By this arrangement a very compact machine is produced in which the bottles are supplied in correct position to the various apparatus, and the usual transport devices employed between the apparatus become superfluous;

The invention is illustrated, by way of.

example, in the accompanying drawing, in which :Fig. 1 shows the machine in a vert-ical section, and Fig. 2 shows the same in a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a. detail view in side elevation of the intermittent feed device; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the continuously-rotating disc; and Figs. 57 are fragmental side views of the cams provided on said disc.

In the middle of the machine is vertically arranged a stationary column 1 provided with shoulders for receiving supporting members. In the example shown the parts of the machine are in addition supported by six brackets 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 The bracketis'provided with three bearings, the lowermost bearing 8 supporting the driving shaft 9 of the machine, while the intermediate bearing 10 supports an auxiliary shaft 11- and the uppermost bearing 12 supports another auxiliary shaft 13. The inner end of the driving shaft 9 has fixed thereto a bevel gear wheel 14 which is in engagement with a toothed rim 15 on the disc 16, said disc being adapted to continuously rotate. On the outside of the bracket? the driving shaft 9 carries in addition atoothed wheel :17

which is in engagement with a toothed wheel fixedto' the projecting end of the auxillary shaft 11, said toothed wheel v18 being provided with a feed member 19 which'is adapted to periodically catch or pick up the 7 successive studs 20 fixed to a disc 211iiounted on the end of the upper auxiliaryshaft 13, thus mparting an intermittent rotary 'mov ement to said disc. 'Theauxiliary shaft 11 also carries adisc-like member211 provided at its circumference with recesses," which" member serves to retain the disc 21 and thus also the auxiliary shaft 13in definite positions in order to insure,las l -ateron will.;be'

described more fully, the correct positionof v the bottles, during their stationary period in' register with the, various apparatus. To the other endlof'the upper auxiliary shaft .13 :issecured abevel gear wheel 22 which is in engagement with a similar gear wheel 28 fixed to a sleeve 24: journalled by meansof appropriate ball bearings on the column l, said'sleeve carrying radially extending pairs of plates 25 provided with apertures for the bottles. At a slight distanceunderneath the lower of these plates is arranged a stationary table-26, which is supported partly by the above named brackets .2 to 7 and partly a bracket 27 mounted upon one ofthe shoulders on the column 1. This bracket 27 serves at the 7 same time to sup port: bearings for the ends of'the auxiliary shafts 11 and 13 pointing towards the column 1. j The disc 16 is supported atits center-by ball bearings 28 and 29 mounted on the column 1 and at its circumference by anumber of rollers 31 movably mounted, on small brackets J 130. The apparatusv arranged for treating/the bottles, such as' bottling, corkingand labeling apparatus are supported partly by" the bracket 27 partlyby the columnJl and partly by the brackets 4:, 5 and 6 respectively. The members controlling the said various apparatus are at their lower portion provided with rollers which roll along cams-or travelling paths arranged on the disc 16. These cams have profiles in vertical direction, sothat the said controlling. members areperiodically raised and" lowered respectively,

vided with a cylindrical toothed rim 37 for obtaining movement for the mechanisms of the apparatus; It is to be observed that the apparatus may be of any known construction, wherefore it is not. considered necessary to more fully specify the character of the. profiles of the cams, which profiles obviously may have varying forms depending upon the type of apparatus which is to be used. By way of example a bottling apparatus of known type is shown in section v in Fig.1. The tank 38 containing the liquid to be filled into the bottles is mounted upon a platform 39 supported by the column 1 and the bracket 4, and at its underneath side is provided 7 with discharge cocks 40. The pllugs of the cooks are mounted on a common s 1a therod 42 displaceable in its longitudinal direction, and by the movements of the rod the cooks may be opened and closed respectively. The other end of the rod is ad ustably fitted by means of threads to the member, 43, which may be moved up and down.

and which during its movements is guided by appropriate guides mounted on the brackets 27 and 4. This member is provided at its lower portion with a pair of rollers 44 rolling along the cams 32, 33 and at its upper portion provided with rods 45 slidable tele scopically one into the other, each of said rods carrying a plate 46 which is let into the stationary table 26in such a manner that its upper surface is level with the table. The bottles are placed in apertures in the radial plates25 and adapted to slide at their bottoms upon the table;

When the plates 25 and thus also the bottles, succeeding their intermittent movement, are in position in register with the orifices 47 of the discharge cooks, the cams 32, 33 act onthe rollers 44 of the member 43 so as to lift said member, whereby the plates 46 lift the bottles and press them against the orifices 47, and at the same time the cocks 40 are opened; As soon as the filling of the bottles is completed, the member 43 is lowered again,.the cocks 40 are closed and when the bottoms of the bottles reach the table 26 the plates 25 together with the bottlesare revolved one step further to the next apparatus, while a fresh supply of bottles will be fed to the bottling apparatus.

The. machine is also provided with appropriate means for removing the finally t 41, which is suitably connected with treated bottles and means for delivering new bottles into the machine, which means however do not pertain to this invention.

In Fig. 2, the numeral 48 designates the bottling apparatus, 49 the corking apparatus and 50 the labeling apparatus. According the plates 25, must be such that the latter.

are revolved intermittently and comparatively'quickly of a revolution at a time,

whilethe disc 16 is revolved continuously and with uniform velocity, the cams thereon being provided with one or two elevations and depressions, depending upon whether the. bottling, corking and labeling is desired, by correspondingly regulating the intermittent movement to take place once or twice for each revolution of the disc 16.

I It is immaterial how many different apparatusare combined in the machine and at what distance in relation to each other they are arranged, or how the means for obtaining the intermittent movement of the plates carrying the bottles is constructed, because the characteristic feature of the invention principally consists in the combination of several apparatus in one machine and in obtaining the operations of the various apparatus by means of controlling members having profiles and fitted to a continuously rotating. disc. Y

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A machine of thetype set forth,'comprising a plurality of bottle-treatingmechanisms of different characters located at different definite stations of the machine; bottle-carrying means for moving bottles from one station to the next; a disc provided with cams for controlling the operation of the different bottle-treating mechanisms; a driving wheel; a wheel intermittently driven thereby; gearing between the driven wheel and the bottle-carrying means for intermittently rotating the latter; and separate gearing leading from the driving wheel to. the cam disc for continuously rotating the same. i

2. A machine of the type set forth, comprising in combination a stationary central column; a stationary circular table; a sleeve journalled on said column and provided with plates having apertures for the bottles, the plates being arranged above said table; a disc journalled on said column underneath said table; a number of bottle-treating mechanisms of different characters arranged around said table; camson said disc in correspondence with such number of mechanisms; and acting to control the operation means to cause intermittent rotation of the sleeve; and gearing connecting said disc with said drlvmg means to cause continuous rotation of the disc.

3. A machine of the type set forth, comprising a stationary central column; a stationary table; a carrier disposed above the table and having apertures for the bottles; a sleeve journalled on the column and to which the carrier is secured; a disc journalled on said column below said table; a

number of bottle-treating mechanisms of difierent characters arranged around said table; cams on said disc in correspondence with such number of mechanisms; and acting to control the operation of said mecha nisms; a drive shaft; gearing between said shaft and said sleeve to intermittently rotate the sleeve; and gearing between the shaft and said disc for continuously rotating the disc.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

AXEL ANDERSSON. 

